Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aldijǫ̂ barnō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *aldijǫ̂ + *barnō “children of men”. The phrase may well have originated in a later Germanic language and spread to the others through diffusion during late antiquity or the early Middle Ages, meaning the term needs not necessarily have existed in Proto-Germanic.

Noun

*aldijǫ̂ barnō n pl

(poetic) "children of men"; mankind

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic:
- Old English: ielda bearn, yldo bearn
- Old Saxon: eldibarn
Proto-Norse:
- Old Norse: alda bǫrn

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